Category: Home and Family

  • Managing Chores- Dishwasher Duty

    Managing Chores- Dishwasher Duty

    How do you spread the joy, er… responsibility, of dishwasher unloading at your house? Because we can go in spells of running the dishwasher a lot or very little, I was struggling with finding the best way to share the joy of dishwasher unloading among all my sweet children. My kids are 8- 12 years old. Also,…

  • Memories to Share: August- Memories 35-40

    Memories to Share: August- Memories 35-40

    Here we are already back in August. I started thinking about this series last August when my grandmother passed away at age 90 and now, as I type, my mom is likely in her car, driving to visit her aunt, my grandmother’s sister, in her last days. Auntie Ruth is 101 years of age. In…

  • Memories to Share: July- Memories #29-34

    Memories to Share: July- Memories #29-34

    We are certainly in the thick of Summer now! Each of my three children has already been to at least one summer camp and all three had a blast at Vacation Bible School. It was wild for me to see my oldest move from just enjoying VBS to guiding younger children this year… and hearing…

  • Easy Summer Vodka Lemonade

    Easy Summer Vodka Lemonade

    Looking for an easy cocktail to serve on a hot summer day? This lemonade cocktail is made by the pitcher, tastes refreshing, quenches your thirst and looks beautiful. What else do you need? Summer Vodka Lemonade  1 can pink lemonade concentrate (I used Minute Maid) vodka (I used Absolut Citron) lemon-lime soda (I used Sprite.)…

  • Memories to Share: June- Memories #21-27

    Memories to Share: June- Memories #21-27

    I’ve decided to make a few changes to Memories to Share here on MomsToolbox. This is a project that is very near and dear to my heart. When my grandmother passed away last summer, reading her memories in a book I made her years before made me smile, thinking of her adventures as a teen,…